Opposites

by PatrickGeorge

A striking book of opposites ideal for early learning, designed to build vocabulary and discover visual perspective

 

Eleven pairs of opposites each have a clear, acetate sheet between them. Children can simply flip the acetate back and forth to reveal the opposite. This book is full of bold, simple, colorful images, always with a visual twist. Fun, educational, and making graphic design accessible to all ages, these quirky illustrations encourage interactive reading between adult and child.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Reader]

The only thing we really liked about this book was the clear flippy page concept. The palette was super meh. With the boy/girl page we fix the glaring gender dichotomy indoctrination by saying hairbow/bowtie instead.

[Mama Bibliosoph]

Patrick George's acetate books are works of art that children love—and for autistic kids, who often get more out of a multi-sensory experience, they are a kind of nirvana. His books feature transparencies that reveal surprises as you flip the pages. The graphic art is bold, colorful, and appealing, and the visual trickery is endlessly joyful and fun to share with others.

I was lucky enough to interview Patrick for my blog, Line Up the Books, which explores picture books from the perspective of a parent of twins with autism. That interview includes a detailed discussion of "Magic Opposites."

https://www.lineupthebooks.com/interv...

[Anna]

Loved it! I found it clever, educational, and fun to flip the pages and see the "magic".

[Ann Haefele]

Fun graphics combine with transparencies that flip to create a clever opposite book.

[Jvermeersch]

Simpel maar geslaagd in zijn opzet: met transparanten het verschil tussen tegengestelden weergeven, zonder franjes of overbodige afleiding. Geliefd bij onze 2,5-jarige!

[Nancy]

Fun book to hold and discover as you read.

[Erin]

Standard opposites, with added gender bonus. Because boys and girls aren't just different: they're opposites. Unfortunately out of date by much more than just ten years.

[Emily]

In this book boys and girls are made opposites, but they are not opposites. For this reason I docked a star.

[Hannah]

it's cool how the transparent sheets help to demonstrate the concept of opposites but this one didn't do it for me.

[Paula]

An illustrated, interactive introduction to opposites features transparent acetate pages that enable children to transform a boy's bow tie into a girl's hair bow, shift an arrow from left to right, and release an owl from its cage.
Best to have the transparent page on the left and then move it to the right

[Samantha]

Some odd choices for pairs of opposites, but they technically work. Images on transparencies create the opposites on either side of two page spreads. My favorites included land/sea, boy/girl, and hot/cold.

Digital illustrations. A fresh concept book for PreK.

[Christen]

I just love the magical way you go from one concept to its opposite in this story! I just wish the acetate pages weren't so hard to turn. I also find it's easier to start in the back and go towards the front, that way the acetate page starts on the left side page.

[Amanda B]

Excellent, concrete introduction to the sometimes difficult topic of opposites. Would be great for reading aloud as well as letting a child play with the clear overlay pages over and over to really drive home the concepts.

[Cymiki]

Cleverly put together book which describes opposites in pictures, see through pages and few words. Its unfortunate this is cataloged as nonfiction which limits its visibility.

[N]

Definite crowd pleaser! Kids with a firm grasp of opposites will ooh and ah over this book with "magic" pages.

[Brindi Michele]

this is a very creative board book of opposites for the older crowd...and my personal favorite was empty/full.

[Donna]

Awesome Sauce!

[Joyce]

This was a fun book I shared with an outreach storytime classroom. It's a quick read but very interactive. The kids kept asking me to flip the pages back to see the "magic" again.

[Jeani]

Great book for toddlers and preschoolers!

[Elizabeth Moreau Nicolai]

Really cool book but more fun for adults than kids. Used for opposites toddler storytime. Probably a better one on one book

[Tapani Aulu]

Erikoinen idea: aukeaman keskellä läpinäkyvä kalvo jossa jokin kuvio tai kuva, joka kääntyy itsensä vastakuvaksi vastinsivulla. Toimii ja ei toimi. Idea hyvä, toteutus ei niinkään.

[Elisabeth]

COOOOooool.

[Stefanie Foard]

Super cute and super clever opposite book!

[Sarah]

http://librarianosnark.blogspot.com/2...

[Sara Lemonade]

My 4-year-old brother and I both love this book!

[Terri Keaney]

Great book to teach young children about opposites.

[The Book Box]

Mama read this to me the other night. It was a fun book with clear pages for the opposites!